CBS News Blitz Poll, June #1, 2014

This poll, the first of two fielded June 2014, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicits public opinion on a range of political and social issues. Respondents were asked primarily about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a United States soldier who had been held captive by the Taliban and was released in exchange for five Taliban members that were being held by the United States. Opinions were collected on how President Obama handled the prisoner exchange, whether he should have notified Congress prior to the exchange, whether the terms of the exchange were reasonable, whether Sgt. Bergdahl deliberately abandoned his post, and what effect the exchange would have on the threat of terrorism against the United States. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, marital status, education level, household income, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, and whether respondents were or resided with a veteran of the United States armed forces or the reserves.